Cow-tail holder



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00W TAIL HOLDER.

N0. 423,999; V Patented Mar. 25, 1890.

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FRANK l3. HIBBARD, OF IRVINGTON, NEBRASKA.

COW-TAIL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,999, dated March 25,1890.

Application filed July 29, 1889.

Serial No. 319,124:- (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK B. HIBBARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement ina Cow-Tail Holder; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in cow-tail holders, whereby the cow is prevented from switching her tail in the face of the person milking, and also preventing the same from entering the milk-pail and contaminating the milk; and it consists in the construction, combination, and adaptation of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved cow-tail holder, and Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, H indicates two levers which form the clampingarms of myimproved cow-tail holder. These levers H are fulcrumed at G and secured together by a spiral spring D, which serves to keep the clamping portions thereof normally in a closed position. The springD is secured to the levers by means of pins or lugs d, which extend transversely through them, as better shown in Fig. 2. I

E indicates the hand or grip portions of the levers, the inner faces of which are beveled,

as shown at a in Fig. 1, so as to allow the same to be brought together to open the opposite or clamping ends F. The clamping portions F have their inner faces cut out, as shown, so as to form a recess for the reception of the cows tail, and they are provided with removable inwardly-extending nails or spikes b, which serve to assist in keeping the tail between the jaws.

B and 0 indicate hough-cords for securing the holder and tail to the hough of a cows leg. These houghcords, which are provided, respectively, with a snap-hook eand ring f, for

eifecting a connection between the same, are

connected to the clamping-arms of the levers H by being passed through an aperture in the same and looped, as better shown in Fig. 2.

In operation the clamping portions F are opened, bringing the hand portions together, and the tuft of the cows tail is then placed between the same and clamped, when the hough-cords are passed around the leg and connected, as has been described.

By securing the cords to the clamps and passing them around the cows leg, as above described, each time that the cow tries to switch her tail it will cause the tail to be held the tighter, as moving the holder away from the leg will cause the cords to draw the ends of the clamps tighter together against the tail.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A clamp for holding a cows tail, consisting of a two-part clamp hinged together intermediate its ends by means of a coiled spring and having holes in the clamping ends of said pieces, spikes for engaging with the bushy portion of the tail, and two cords secured in the holes in the ends of the clamping-pieces and extending outward from the outer surface thereof, whereby the ends of the pieces are drawn toward each other by drawing upon the cords, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my si gnaturc in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK B. HIBBARD.

WVitnesses:

W. B. MILLER, L. E. HART. 

